What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week at OK Policy we reviewed the state’s FY ’12 budget agreement on our blog. We applaud leadership…
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On Tuesday, Governor Fallin and the Republican leadership of the House and Senate announced an agreement on the FY ’12 budget. Total state appropriations for next year will be $6.511 billion, which is $254 million, or 3.8 percent less than…
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Gene Perry
May 10, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In a recent article on state budget negotiations, House Speaker Kris Steele said he and other state leaders are “doing our best to minimize the cuts” to core agencies. He contrasted the treatment of core agencies to the larger cuts…
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After two straight years of cuts, the state’s budget situation remains dire. Despite the economic recovery and improving revenue collections, the state faces a huge shortfall for next year. The substantial non-recurring revenues that were used to balance the budget…
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Gene Perry
April 13, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
In two years of recession and slow recovery, Oklahoma’s public services have struggled to get by with less. Oklahoma families, businesses and communities are feeling the impact in far-ranging ways, including increased class sizes, higher tuition rates, fewer mental health…
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Kate Richey
March 25, 2011 // Updated: July 25, 2015
What’s up this week at Oklahoma Policy Institute? The Weekly Wonk is dedicated to this week’s events, publications, and blog posts.
This week at OK Policy we marked the one-year anniversary of the Affordable Care Act with a post on…
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By:
Gene Perry
March 22, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
Another budget year, the same sad story: The combination of tax cuts and the recession results in severe cuts to public services.
Over the past two years, most agencies have lost 15 percent or more of their funding. Even though…
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Kate Richey
February 23, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
The State Board of Equalization met yesterday to certify revised revenue estimates and appropriations authority for the upcoming year’s budget. Not yawning yet? Then do we have a 6-minute video blog post for you!
For the full Board of Equalization…
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By:
David Blatt
February 8, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
On Monday, Governor Mary Fallin introduced her FY ’12 Executive Budget (click here for the full budget or here for appropriations total by agency). Although state revenues have begun to rebound from the recession, the recovery is projected to remain…
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David Blatt
February 4, 2011 // Updated: May 1, 2019
As we discussed in this recent blog post, the State Department of Health has been among the state agencies hit hardest by successive rounds of budget cuts the past two years. State appropriations have been reduced by $11.3 million, or…
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